1976 National Finals

The 14th National Bible Quiz Finals took place August 10-11, 1976 in Springfield, Missouri at Central Assembly of God covering the books of Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians. Terry Carter was the National Coordinator and Brenton Osgood was the official question writer.

The event was won by Evangel Temple A/G, Decatur, GA (pictured) which became the second church to win Nationals with more than once. They joined Full Gospel Chapel, Denver, CO who won consecutive titles in 1966 - 67. The second place team was the Assembly of God, Kent, WA.

Results

Teams

The final team results from the 1976 National Bible Quiz Tournament are listed below. The results are based on win-loss record playoff for first place. When equal records exist, the ties are broken first by head to head, if possible. We do not have scores for nine matches at this national finals, so scores are not currently included.

# Team W L
1 Evangel Temple A/G, Decatur, GA* 5 2
2 Assembly of God, Kent, WA* 5 2
3* Central A/G, Springfield, MO 4 3
3* Assembly of God, Ebony, VA 4 3
3* Stone Church, Palos Heights, IL 4 3
6 Assembly of God, Bellevue, NE 3 4
7 Evangel A/G, Wichita, KS 3 4
8 First A/G, Clifton, AZ 0 7

* Won in playoff.

Individuals

The top quizzer the 1976 National Bible Quiz Tournament was Jhan Hurst of Central A/G, Springfield, MO. No other information is known.

Teams

Great Lakes Region

  • Church: Stone Church, Palos Heights, IL
  • Pastor: Owen Carr
  • Coach: Daryl Swanson
  • Team:
    • Jaque Cates
    • Stephen Feith
    • Robert Hong
    • Diane Kissel
    • Lori Miclow
    • Scott Mulder

Gulf Region

  • Church: Central A/G, Springfield, MO
  • Pastor: Phillip Wannenmacher
  • Coach: Greg Mundis
  • Team:
    • Tod Eastlake
    • Jhan Hurst
    • Mike McCorcle
    • Bruce McLellan
    • Terry Tarr
    • Rod Teuber

North Central Region

  • Church: Assembly of God, Bellevue, NE
  • Pastor: Samuel Mayo
  • Coaches: Jeanne Mayo, Debbie Valleau
  • Team:
    • Debbie Butcher
    • Jim Butcher
    • Joan Donald
    • Eric Fox
    • Farley Lafferty
    • Terry Tarialley

Northeast Region

  • Church: Assembly of God, Ebony, VA
  • Pastor: Ralph Fletcher
  • Coach: Dale Baird
  • Team:
    • David Baird
    • David Harrison
    • Gloria Jones
    • Phil Price
    • Ronnie Walker

Northwest Region

  • Church: Assembly of God, Kent, WA
  • Pastor: Delmar Barrans
  • Coach: Tim Barrans
  • Team:
    • Ted Barrans
    • Russ Barrans
    • Beth Grant
    • Teressa Kearns
    • Kathy White
    • Rhonda White

South Central Region

  • Church: Evangel A/G, Wichita, KS
  • Pastor: Richard Orrell
  • Coach: Glynn Lamberson
  • Team:
    • Jama Goolsby
    • Carolyn Johnson
    • Judy Johnson
    • Kent Kloefkorn
    • Steve Lowe

Southeast Region

  • Church: Evangel Temple A/G, Decatur, GA
  • Pastor: Kenneth Mayton
  • Coaches: Pat Cobb, Alex Cohilas, Susan Parr
  • Team:
    • Mark Gilmer
    • Debbie Hallford
    • Rhett Laurens
    • Tim Sanders
    • Scott Simmering
    • Ronnie Wright

Southwest Region

  • Church: First A/G, Clifton, AZ
  • Pastor: Charles Kirkpatrick
  • Coaches: William Senne, Randy Shaffer
  • Team:
    • Janie Bancroft
    • Priscilla Begay
    • Kathy Bristow
    • Rhonda Cox
    • Alan Kirkpatrick
    • Deonn McDowell